The Real Reason This 10-Second Video Just Sold For $6.6 Million
A 10-second video of a giant body that looks like Donald Trump covered in graffiti face down in the grass just sold for $6.6 million.
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Presidents That Had Cats In The White House
Dogs may get the most attention among presidential pets, but cats have also placed prominently in the hearts of those who occupy the White House.
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Miami Heat Are Using Dogs To Sniff Fans Before Games. Here's Why
After playing to empty seats for most of the NBA season, the Miami Heat will deploy dogs that sniff fans to detect COVID-19.
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American Insurrections And Rebellions You've Never Heard Of
American history is replete with violent uprisings, bloody coups, and revolutionary attempts. Here are some of the rebellions you haven't heard of.
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Inside Billionaire Sheldon Adelson's Life
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson died January 12 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, after battling cancer for the last two years.
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The Real Reason There Are Animals In The ISS
The reason animals are in ISS orbit is for data collection on tests involving microgravity to help determine what it means for humans and long space flights.
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Ridiculous Ideas That Made Millions Of Dollars
These ridiculous ideas seemed destined to fail, yet they ended up making millions of dollars for inventors.
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The Unexpected Relationship Between Wolves And Ravens
Wolves and ravens share a mutually beneficial relationship when it comes to food and survival in the wild with ravens sometimes being called "wolf birds."
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The Science Behind The Bond Between Dogs And Humans
The bond between dog and human has been forged for centuries, but scientists believe there's more to the man and canine friendship than we think.
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This Papal Decree Made Black Cats Illegal
Some people think that cats are devils incarnate: clawed and fanged fear-balls that plot to assassinate you in your sleep. And push glassware off the table.
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Why The Haitian Revolution Inspired So Many Rebellions
The Haitian Revolution not only led to independence, but it set off a ripple effect of uprisings by enslaved people across the Caribbean and South America.
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How Billionaire Sean Quinn Lost His Money
It's pretty sad when a family's avarice turns its own members against each other. They say blood is thicker than water, but apparently for the Quinn family of Ireland, greed goes deeper.
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The Crazy-True Story Of The Rebellion That Inspired The Racial Slave Codes Of 1705
Bacon's Rebellion is considered one of the main events that ushered in racial enslavement in the American colonies and later the U.S.
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How Billionaire Allen Stanford Lost His Fortune
There's a class of billionaire who will surely never get a drop of our sympathy, and that's the kind who makes his fortune from years of stealing other people's life savings, and then loses his bundle. Such is the case with Allen Stanford, the native Texan with an ego as big as his home state.
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How Billionaire Jocelyn Wildenstein Lost Her Money
Wildenstein has reportedly gone from billionaire to bankrupt in less than 20 years. The New York Post reported in 2018 that her divorce in 1999 padded her bank account to the tune of $2.5 billion. But that factoid came at the end of an article concerning her recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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How Billionaire Eike Batista Went Broke In Just One Year
Batista was once seen as the perfect example of Brazil's status as a booming, successful country "that had seemed to successfully combine private enterprise with social justice and was riding high on surging commodities prices." How did Batista lose his entire $35 billion fortune in one year?
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How Old Are Joe Biden's Dogs, Champ And Major?
Americans can rest easy knowing that soon the long-standing tradition of having dogs in the White House will be restored. Joe Biden has been elected as our next president, and he's taking his two German shepherds, Champ and Major, to the White house. Here's how old Joe Biden's dogs are.
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The Reason Billionaire Vijay Mallya Lost His Money
When he decided to branch out into the global luxury aviation business in 2007, he boasted in an interview after multiple tall glasses of scotch on the rocks, "I work hard and I play hard, too. There is nothing wrong with that." He had just bought 50 Airbus planes in Paris, a $7 billion order.
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The Reason Andy Nicholson Left Arctic Monkeys
According to The Independent -- who in 2006 described the Arctic Monkeys as "Britain's latest supergroup" -- the band has just completed a grueling European tour when bassist Alex Nicholson announced that he was taking a break, as he was suffering "fatigue following an intensive period of touring."
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Inside Steve Irwin's Plan To Save Endangered Animals
At the time the Irwins put together their plan to save endangered animals from rapidly growing habitat destruction, they didn't believe the problem would end any time soon. It's a man-made problem caused by a mindset that will take a lot of time, dedication, and societal rebuilding to control.
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The Real Reason Dogs Tilt Their Heads
Just about any dog owner has wondered why their pooch does that cute weird thing. But we should probably narrow that down. We're talking specifically about dogs' tendency to tilt their heads to the side, especially as a reaction to being spoken to by their master. It's an iconic gesture.
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How NBA Star Antoine Walker Blew $110 Million
Take a second to think about all the things you could do with $110 million. For most people, that number might as well be infinity. Is it even possible to squander over a hundred million bucks in one lifetime, let alone a few years? Ask Antoine Walker.
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How The Exorcist Helped Richard Branson Become A Millionaire
Before Richard Branson was a knighted billionaire entrepreneur with a multi-national, multi-sector series of ventures, including space tourism outfit Virgin Galactic, he was a high school dropout. Then he started a record company. Here's how The Exorcist helped Richard Branson become a millionaire.
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The Real Reason Cats Absolutely Love Catnip
Everyone knows that cat facts and cat videos make the internet go around. Some of the best revolve around the wacky, bizarre antics that cats get up to after indulging in their version of demon weed: catnip.
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The Animal Species Steve Irwin Actually Discovered
Steve Irwin taught countless children to respect, love, and embrace all the animals on Earth, regardless of how scary those animals might seem.
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How Many Words Do Dogs Really Understand?
It's man's best friend, so of course you'd like to be able to communicate with them better. You hope they understand more than the basics, like heel, sit, and stay. But does your dog really understand you? Do they grasp the concept of roll over?
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Gross Facts About The Cowardly Lion Costume From The Wizard Of Oz
Perhaps some creative soul in the wardrobe department suggested, "Hey! Why don't we make a lion out of a lion?" And so they did. But it wasn't without issue.
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